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Community of Balicanti families

Community of Balicanti families

Regione Castagnole, 175 – 14053 Canelli (AT) – ITALY

RELIGIONS Catholic

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE

DESCRIPTION
Community of 3 families to make daily experience of fraternity, prayer, sharing and research of the essential. Each family has its own accommodation and works. There is a prayer room, spaces for hospitality, meeting rooms. Place of refreshment, hospitality, comparison and spiritual research
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
Rural context, in the hills of Cesare Pavese, UNESCO heritage, places of the partisan struggle in the Langhe. In Canelli, home of Italian sparkling wine, wineries and center of enomeccanica.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
Experience received and supported by Jesuit friends and Diocesan Catholic Action, followed by the Catholic bishop. With Omar from Burkina Faso, the passage of migrants has increased since 2015 (especially in Africa), enriching our history of meetings and opportunities for intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
Of Catholic origin, it is in the perspective of the Second Vatican Council. Meeting place (social cooperatives, voluntary associations, parents, humanization movements -Sem Terra of Brazil, ARCA di Lanza del Vasto ...) - with the possibility to read the Bible, reflect and share fraternally the journey.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Possibility to organize days of reflection, with activities and in-depth analysis on interculture, on the "humanizing" aspects of religions, on living in community / fraternity.
CONNECTION WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS SITES

Centro Astalli - JRS Jesuit Refugee Service in Italy - Via degli Astalli 14/a - 00186 Roma - ITALY

The Arsenal of Peace - 61, Piazza Borgo Dora - 10152 Torino - ITALY

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.